Brandon Twp.- The library needs boardmembers willing to serve a 4-year term. As of last week, only one petition had been picked up at the clerk’s office to run in the November election. Six spots are available on the library board. Five of the current boardmembers have announced they will not run again when their […]
Brandon Twp.- The library needs boardmembers willing to serve a 4-year term. As of last week, only one petition had been picked up at the clerk’s office to run in the November election. Six spots are available on the library board. Five of the current boardmembers have announced they will not run again when their […]
Brandon Twp.- Voters have the opportunity to elect a new township board this fall, and it appears they will have several familiar faces to choose from in the August primary, as well as some newcomers. Karen McArthur, elections coordinator, has been passing out petitions for about a month. Residents 18 or older who are registered […]
Brandon Twp.- Resident and Attorney Fred Miller has announced his intention to run for 52-2 District Court Judge, a position currently held by Dana Fortinberry. ‘I’ve been encouraged by some circuit court judges,? said Miller, 51, when explaining his decision. ‘I work well with people and would like to help with civil and criminal aspects. […]
Ortonville- A Village Skate Park committee formed last summer has been disbanded without resolving park issues, and a new committee has been proposed to come up with a final solution. During their March 24 meeting, the village council voted 5-2 to approach the Brandon Township board about having some boardmembers join a committee that also […]
A struggling economy is taking its toll on local residents. Cindy Bell, of Goodrich, is shopping on a recent afternoon at Bueche’s Food World. She notes grocery prices are rising. ‘Eggs are twice as much,? says the mother of three. ‘I don’t know how the chickens know that gas has gone up. Everything has gone […]
On March 17, at about 1:30 a.m., a Brandon deputy was dispatched to the area of Ortonville Road and Seymour Lake Road to look for a white Grand Prix, the driver of which was hallucinating after taking mushrooms. Dispatch advised the driver did not know where he was and refused to stop. The vehicle was […]
Bodi strikes again. On March 19, Brandon Deputy Mike Garrison and his partner, K-9 Bodi, were dispatched to assist the Narcotics Enforcement Team with a vehicle stop on Hatchery Road near Airport Road in Waterford. Bodi alerted on a door seam and a roach was found in the second seat driver’s side ashtray. On the […]
Ortonville- Isabela Llanso, 10, experienced snow for the first time last week, as well as Easter American-style. Isabela and her mother, Alejandra Monge, Costa Rican residents, were in the area for a few days to visit Kay and Lou Williams of Brandon Township and their daughter, Lisa LemMon of Goodrich. Monge was an exchange student […]
Brandon Twp.- Elizabeth McGhee wants women to know it’s OK to have a messy house, that they’re not the only one with a 15-year-old who tells them, ‘No way, mom,? that kids don’t always turn out the way you think they will, even when you think you’re doing things right. She wants them to know […]